Modules

Biomedical Science BSc (Hons) is a three year course covering the range of biological science disciplines, which underpin medicine. Sharing a building with St George’s Hospital provides a unique medical environment teaching experience offered at relatively few institutions in the UK.

The degree emphasises the wide range of modern developments in medicine and the biomedical field more generally. It combines academic and practical training aimed at equipping you for a diverse career.

The BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science course is a modular, three-year degree course with each academic year comprising of 120 credits.

Modules in years 1 and 2 of both the BSc and MSci courses are identical and all are compulsory.

BSc Biomedical Science

Year 1 Modules (all BSc and MSci students)

Note: The modules listed here are indicative. The actual modules available to students when they enrol, may be subject to change.

All modules are compulsory. The year is assessed by individual module assessment, and worth 120 credits in total.

Module Title

Credit Value

Personal & Academic Skills 1&2

10 credits

Fundamentals of Pathology 1

10 credits

Fundamentals of Pharmacology & Physiology

15 credits

Anatomy 1

15 credits

Fundamentals of the Living Cell 1

30 credits

Physiology 1

40 credits

Year 2 Modules (all BSc and MSci students)

Note:The modules listed here are indicative. The actual modules available to students when they enrol, may be subject to change.

Module Title

Credit Value

Genomics

10 credits

Personal & Academic Skills 4

10 credits

Anatomy 2

15 credits

Personal & Academic Skills 3

15 credits

Physiology 2

20 credits

Clinical Pathology Specialities

50 credits

Year 3 Modules (BSc Biomedical Science excluding Clinical Bioscience)

Note: The modules listed here are indicative and run during different semesters. The actual modules available to students when they enrol, may be subject to change.

With the exception of those following the Clinical Bioscience pathway, all BSc Biomedical Science students have to select a total of 120 credits, including 75 credits worth of student-selected taught modules (shared with the Intercalated BSc programme and Year 3 of the MSci Biomedical Science programme) and a compulsory 45 credit research project.You are able study a maximum of 30 credits of taught modules deemed ‘non-science’.

You will study 75 credits of taught or research project modules in a particular subject area, and a 'with' title will be awarded to reflect the modules taken. Students can choose to qualify with 'BSc Biomedical Science' if they wish. A full list of award titles can be seen on our studying page.

Module Title (Optional)

Credit Value

Human Medical Genetics

15 credits

Genes and Gene Expression in Eukaryotic Cells

15 credits

Global Health & Comparative Health Systems (non-science)

15 credits

Medical Ethics and Law (non-science)

15 credits

The Role of Bioscience & Medicine in Contemporary Society (non-science)

15 credits

Neuroscience of Sensation & Perception

15 credits

Therapeutics: Protein to Patient

15 credits

Culture and Mental Health

15 credits

Pharmacology & Physiology of Drugs of Abuse

15 credits

Biomedical Research Techniques for Drug Development

15 credits

Behavioural Medicine

15 credits

Clinically Applied Musculoskeletal Anatomy

15 credits

Big Data in Biomedicine

15 credits

Cloning, Stem Cell Research and Regenerative Medicine

15 credits

Personalised Medicine

15 credits

Global Governance for Health (non-science)

15 credits

Learning and Teaching: Student and Professional (non-science)

15 credits

Novel Therapeutic Targets for Cardiovascular Disease

15 credits

Biomedical Research Techniques for Drug Development

15 credits

Global Health Humanities

15 credits

Humanitarian Action and Ethics

15 credits

Images of Anatomy

30 credits

Cell & Molecular Biology

30 credits

Conflict & Catastrophe Medicine

30 credits

Global Health Diseases

30 credits

Cardiovascular & Respiratory Diseases

30 credits

Science of Reproduction

30 credits

Development and Disease

30 credits

The Biology of Cancer

30 credits

Immunity and Infection

30 credits

Clinical Applications of Genomics in Rare Disease and Cancer

30 credits

Global Health Justice

30 credits

Clinical Neuroscience

30 credits

Psychology & Psychiatry of the Mind

30 credits

Global Health Ethics and Law

30 credits

Year 3 Research Project Modules

Note: The modules listed here are indicative and run during different semesters. The actual modules available to students when they enrol, may be subject to change.

Research Project Modules

Credit Value

Available to all year 3 BSc students (exluding BSc Clinical Bioscience students)

Research Project in Anatomy and Development

45 credits

Research Project in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

45 credits

Research Project in Immunity and Infection

45 credits

Research Project in Medical Microbiology

45 credits

Research Projects in Clinical Sciences

45 credits

Research Project in Cardiovascular Sciences

45 credits

Research Project in Human Genetics

45 credits

Research Project in Global Health

45 credits

Research Project in Medical Ethics, Laws and Humanities

45 credits

Research Project in Community Health and Social Medicine

45 credits

Research Project in Clinical Neuroscience

45 credits

Research Project in Physiology

45 credits

Research Project in Pharmacology

45 credits

Research Project in Psychiatry

45 credits

Research Project in Behavioural Medicine

45 credits

Research Project in Research Proposal Design

45 credits

Qualifying module combinations for named awardsIn order to be eligible to be awarded a title 'BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science with…' you must take 75 credits in the subject area; the research project options can contribute to the 75 credit requirement.

BSc Clinical Bioscience

Year 1 and year 2 modules are the same as above.

Year 3 Modules (BSc Clinical Bioscience)

The BSc Clinical Bioscience award comprises three compulsory modules totalling 75 credits, including a 15 credit research project, with students selecting further modules to the value of 45 credits from the options indicated above.